Community Orthopedic Fixation Device, System and Method

Abstract

An orthopaedic fixation system for closing a resection of a body part, including a plurality of anchors located on either side of a resection which separates a body part into adjacent portions, such that there are a set of first anchors on one side of the resection and a second set of anchors on the other side of the resection. A first cable member is wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors, with the cable member extending generally orthogonally across the resection between at least certain pairs of the first and second anchors, with one of the pairs of anchors comprising a node.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An orthopaedic fixation system for closing a resection of a body part, comprising:
 a plurality of anchors located on either side of a resection which separates a body part into adjacent portions, such that there are a set of first anchors on one side of the resection and a second set of anchors on the other side of the resection, with first and second anchors generally located in opposed relationship across the resection; and   a first cable member wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors, with the cable member extending generally orthogonally across the resection between at least certain pairs of the first and second anchors, with one of the pairs of anchors comprising a node.   
     
     
         2 . The fixation system of  claim 1 , further comprising a second cable member which is wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors in a pattern different from a pattern of winding used with the first cable. 
     
     
         3 . The fixation system of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of bands, each the band surrounding a perimeter defined by a group of first and second anchors, the bands being spaced apart along the resection. 
     
     
         4 . An orthopaedic fixation system for closing a resection of a body part, comprising:
 a plurality of anchors located on either side of a resection which separates a body part into adjacent portions, such that there are a set of first anchors on one side of the resection and a second set of anchors on the other side of the resection;   a first cable member wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors in a first winding arrangement; and   a second cable member is wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors in a winding arrangement different from the winding arrangement used with the first cable.   
     
     
         5 . An orthopaedic fixation system for closing a resection of a body part, comprising:
 a plurality of anchors located on either side of a resection which separates a body part into adjacent portions, such that there are a set of first anchors on one side of the resection and a second set of anchors on the other side of the resection;   a first cable member wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors in a first winding arrangement; and   a plurality of bands, each the band surrounding a perimeter defined by a group of first and second anchors, the bands being spaced apart along the resection.